Kamouraska Regional County Municipality

Kamouraska (French pronunciation: [kamuʁaska] ^ⓘ) is a regional county municipality in eastern Quebec, Canada. The regional county municipality seat is Saint-Pascal, but the largest town is La Pocatière.

Country Canada

EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982

County seatSaint-Pascal

TimezoneUTC−5 (EST)

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Kamouraska
Regional county municipality
Inselbergs in Saint-André-de-Kamouraska.
Coordinates: 47°32′N 69°49′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
Effective	January 1, 1982
County seat	Saint-Pascal
Government [2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Nancy Dubé
Area [2][3]
• Total	2,603.70 km2 (1,005.29 sq mi)
• Land	2,244.73 km2 (866.70 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	21,073
• Density	9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	1.9%
• Dwellings	10,645
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area codes	418 and 581
Website	mrckamouraska.com
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The area is an important research, development and education centre for agriculture. Factories in the region produce metal products and public transportation equipment. One of the people instrumental in settling and developing this area was Pascal Taché, an early seigneur.

The name "Kamouraska" comes from an Algonquin word meaning "where rushes grow at the water's edge". ^{[citation needed] [5]}